(i was going to post this on the "inconsequential observations" thread, but i searched and couldn't find a nick gilder thread anywhere, so i figured why not start now?)
(now playing on 103.1: blondie, "(i'm always touched) by your presence dear." she has a lower voice than nick.)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 22 November 2004 20:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Monday, 22 November 2004 21:02 (nineteen years ago) link
But yeah, I thought it was a girl singing that song. It seems like most of NG's songs are about sleazy groupie sex & stuff, so maybe that feminine-sounding voice levens the creep factor somewhat.
― briania (briania), Monday, 22 November 2004 21:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Monday, 22 November 2004 21:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 22 November 2004 21:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kent Burt (lingereffect), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 07:14 (nineteen years ago) link
I remember the music clip from 1978 - sleazy kinda low rent vid intertwined with band in derigur late-70s black gear!
There's a distinct Marc Bolan influence. But... I see his album in secind-hand bins all the time. Did he EVER have any other albums after the one that contained "Hot Child...." though?
― herbalizer12 (herbalizer12), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 18:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 18:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 18:46 (nineteen years ago) link
When I was putting together a mix of my first 7" singles, I downloaded City Nights to get "Hot Child." I still have the record, but no turntable. I was surprised by how good the album is. If the record store had it, it might have been my first album instead of Gary Numan's Pleasure Principle. That might be the better album, but I would have liked Gilder's more at the time. A nice mix of T. Rex, Cheap Trick, The Cars and er, Geddy Lee! Turns out all his first four albums are really good - You Know Who You Are (1977), City Nights (1978), Frequency (1979), Rock America (1980). Collectibles reissued a 2-fer of City Nights & Frequency in 2006, but the others are OOP.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I've got a couple of those; I like them a lot, too.
There was also an excellent CD Best Of (12 songs) that came out on Razor & Tie in 2001, though I'm not sure how available that is now.
And if you're looking around for Gilder stuff, don't forget to keep an eye out for music by Sweeney Todd, his '70s glam band with Bryan "Guy" Adams. I've never heard a whole album by them, but their "Roxy Roller"/"Rue De Chance" single from 1976 rules. (Isn't either Sweeney's or Gilder's solo version of "Roxy Roller" on the Runaways soundtrack? Haven't heard that album, but George has mentioned it.)
― xhuxk, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep, it's the first track on the soundtrack -- Gilder's solo version. Sweeney Todd is on my list to hunt down for sure!
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 26 April 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
What is Nick Gilder and Time Machine? Oh, a re-record, I guess.
― Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 17:54 (one year ago) link